Improvement in passenger and station-register



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Letters Patent No. 93,531, dated August 10, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN PASSENGER AND STATION-REGISTER The Schedule referred toin these Letters Patent and making part of the name.

,Toull whom 'it may concer-n Be it known that I, J ons CORNELLHackn'r'r, of the city and county of Sacramento, State of California,have invented an Improved Passenger-Register and Station-Calendar'combined; and IA do hereby declare the-following description andaccompanying drawings are sufficient to enable any person skilled in theart or science t0 which it most nearly appertains, to make and use Amysaid invention or improvements, without further invent-ion orexperiment.

The object of my invention is t0 provide an improved mechanism to beattached to railroad-cars, so constructed that the various stationsalong the line will be indicated, so that each passenger' can bcinformed, without the necessity of calling out the names. Bythisdcvicethe number of passengers that enter the car and seat themselves at anystation along the road is registered; and it is also a register of howlong any passenger remained on, and at what particularstatiou" he leftthe car.

To accomplish the objects above mentioned, I use a circular disk, whichhas the names of all the stations from the point from which the carsstart to the end of the line, and back, painted ou its outer` face, inthe order in which they occur along the road.

This disk is to be placed in the wall of the car, opposite eachseat, anda small opening' in the wall allows the passengerto see at a glance thename on the disk, which is inside;

The disk is placed over acircnlar box, and has a n'm, which isperforated with two rows of holes, in which the ends of two springsstrike when the disk is revolved. A strip of paper, which may be markedeither with the names of the stations or the prices of fare, is coiledinside the box, and' passes out between ,the rim ofthe box and the rimof the disk. Two arms `control the springs, and are attached to theseats below. \Vhen the seats are unoccupied, they stand on their edge,and the springs pertorate the strip of paper when the disk istnrned,'but when the seat is pressed'down and occupied, the springs areraised, so that the disk will iurnwithout having the springs Vtouchthem.

To more fully explain my invention,l reference ishad to the accompanyingdrawin gs and letters markedtheroon, of which- Figure 1 is a frontview, showing the apparatus in position.' I

Figure 2 is a front view, with a portion of the disk broken away,4 toshow the interior mechanism.

.Figure 3 is a back view, showing its attachment to the seat.

Figure 4 is an end sectional view, also showing thc attachment to theseat.

Figure 5 shows an enlarged View of thc pcribratingapparatus.

Similar letters of reference in each'of the figures in dicate likeparts. i

In my present drawings, the apparatus is represented as enclosed in abox, but in practical use one will be placed in the wall of the car,between each of the windows and opposite to a seat.

Ais a small door, connecting with the interior, and

having a slot, or opening, B, through which the names of the differentstations or towns appear as they are approached.

These names are painted around the outer edge of a circular metal plate,or disk, O, commencing at the station from which the cars start. Thenames are placedl in their order to the end of the route, and fromthence, in reveise order, to the starting point, as shown, so that thedisk may be always turned the same way, whether going or coming.

i The disk has a rim, I), in which 'are two rows ot' holes, E and F, asshown in iig. 4, each pair of holes corresponding with one of the nameson the disk.

A shallow circular cup, or box, H, of somewhat smaller diameter thanthat of the rim D, is fastened to the inner wall by the ange G or otherconvenient device.

A driving-spindle, I, passes through the centre of which pass through aslot, J, to the space between the rims H and D. This strip of paperA maybe marked withthc names of the stations as they occur on the face of thedisk, and as the disk is revolved so as to bring the name of the stationopposite the opening B, the corresponding name ou thc pape-r will bemarked.

The marking-apparatus consists of two steel springs, K and L, bent sothat their points will enter the holes E and F, respectively, as the rimI) is revolved, and thus mark or indent the paper between the rims.

Each of these springs is controlled by an eccentric, or similar device,as shown at M and N, fig. 5, so that they may be' raised or lowered atpleasure.

In these drawings, the eccentrics are attached to the shafts O and 1,the shaft O being hollow, and I passing through it. (Fig. 4.)

Two arms, .or cranks, It and S, are attached to t-lu` ends of the shaftsO and l, and by means of similar cranks and shafts attachedto the seatsvand connecting-rods, as shown at figs. 3 and 4, the springs may beraised so as not to mark by simply turning down a seat.

The disks are revolved by the gear-wheels l and V,-

one of which is fastened to the spindle I, before mentioned, and theother to a shaft, or rod, X, extending the whole length of the car, andoperated by a handwheel, W, at the end, so that as the conductor andbrakeman turns it one notch, all the calendars on that side ofthe cnrindicate the station approached.

The seats, when unoccupied, are intended to turn on end, as shown in'the drawings, and when the car is approaching a station, the brakenia-nturns the handwheel one notch, which brings the name of' the approachingstation opposite the opening in the door, and at the same time the clickot' the spring directs the attention of the passengers to it. The nameon the paper corresponding to the name of the stat-ion is lalso movedforward, and the springs attac-hed to the unoccupied seat-s make apuncture in the name, and should a passenger geton board the cars andscat himself at this point, the arm which is attached tothe seat will bcthrown up, and free the spring from contact with the` rim of' the. disk,and allow it to revolve and the paper to pass without puncturing it,until he gets off, when, the spring being released, the openition ofpuncturiug the stations on thc paper is again commenced,

After passing over the road, it is only necessary tor the superintendentor other person to open the door, remove the disk, and detach thatportion of the paper which has been fed out between the two rims, tocalculate how many persons rode on the cars, at what station they goton, at what station they got o", and how long they remained aboard, thusfurnishing a con1- plete passenger-register and station-calendar, savingmuch money, time, and labor.

Having thus described my invention, y

That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

'lhe combination, with the station-indicator C, of theregisteringldevice, consisting of the perforated rim D, and springs Land K, operated by the eccentrics M and N, connected with the car-seats,the whole being constructed and arranged substantially as described, forthe purposes set forth.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and sea-l.

JOHN

Witnesses:

J'. L. Boone, (l. W. M. SMITH.

CORNELL QHACKETT. 1L. s]

